Skein-holder.



'No. 7I2,874. Patented Nov.. 4, I902.

'J. 0. WEST.

SKEIN HOLDER,

(Application filed May 16, 1902.) {No.llodel.)

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UNTTEo STATES PATENT FFICE.

J-AY 0. wEs'r, or PORT HURON, MICHIGAN.

SKElN-H'OLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 712,874, dated November 4, 1902.

Application filed May 16, 1902- Serial No. 107,663. (No model.)

T0 at whom it nuty concern:

Be it known that I, JAY O. VEST, a citizen of the United States, residing at Port Huron, in the county of St. Clair and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and usefulImQ provementsin Skein-Holders,of which the fol lowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in skein-holders; and its purpose is to provide a light cheap portable device for holding a skein of yarn while same is being unwound which can be used anywhere; second, to provide a skein-holder which can be readily folded up in portable shape; third, to provide a skein -holder adapted to holding any-sized skein without adjustment; fourth, to provide a skein-holder adapted to all purposes for which such a device is used of cheap construction. I attain these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a skeinholder as suspended for use in a doorway or any convenient place. Fig. 2 shows my skeinholder as it is folded for transportation.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the two views.

Fig. 1 shows the skein-holder A suspended by the wire B, which is provided with a swiveljoint (1 and a hook b. The holder is made of cloth or suitable material and is distended at the bottom by a flexible hoop of band-metal 0, preferably of steel.

Fig. 2 shows the skein-holder folded. The

steel band forming the rim is turned intoa than the one shown in my device, but is bulky, heavyfand not capable of being folded into small compass. Such devices,further,require rigid support, while my device can be suspended in a doorway or other convenient band for distending the same, and means including a swivel connection for suspending the holder; substantially as described.

3. In a skein-holder the combination of a body of flexible material, and aflexible foldable band for distending the body; substantially as described.

4. In a skein-holder the combination of a body of flexible material, aband for distending the body, and means including a swivel connection for suspending the holder; substantially as described.

.5. In a skein-holder the combination of a body of flexible material, a flexible foldable band for distending the body, and means for securing the band in folded position; sub stantially as described.

.6. Ina skein-holder, the combination of a- .flexible body, a flexible foldable band for distending the same, means for supporting the holder, and a hook-and-ring device for securing the band in folded position; substan- JAY 0. WEST'.

W'itnesses:

ASA H. BROWNE, CHAS. E. BoYon. 

